[NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Lou Syracuse
Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to be power-cycled several times a day. The wired-only Linksys router I worked great so i was expecting better - but this one has been nothing but trouble. I know I am not alone in having issues with it. Has been getti

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Fleck, Timothy
Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to be power-cycled several times a day. The wired-only Linksys router I worked great so i was

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Nicholas Geti
the inner pin with a cloth. - Original Message - From: "Lou Syracuse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to > be power-

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Tracy Pearson
When my wireless acts up, it has been due to another wi-fi router in the area broadcasting on the same channel. A hard reboot would clear it up for 10 minutes, maybe. I changed the channel and now the routers work well. Both my D-Link and LinkSys routers do this to me. HTH, Tracy -Original M

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/1/07, Lou Syracuse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to > be power-cycled several times a day. The wired-only Linksys router I > worked great so i was expecting better - but this one has been nothing but > trouble. I kno

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
undoing the knurled nuts on each > connector and rubbing the inner > pin with a cloth. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Lou Syracuse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:30 PM > Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router sugg

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2007-05-01 Thread mrgmhale
TECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lou Syracuse > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions > > > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to > be power-cycled several t

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread David Smith
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to be power-cycled several times a da

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2007-05-01 Thread Jack Skelley
Lou: Long time no chat... Dump the Linksys and look for a Netgear box. I had exactly the same issues with a Linksys and no matter what it would lock up on our Cablevision system. So one day after the 5th or so reset (for the day) I bounced it off the wall and bought a Netgear box and haven't ha

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Rodney Dixon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:profoxtech- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Skelley > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions > > Lou: > Long time no chat... > Dump the Linksys and look for a Netgear box. I had

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Jim Dettman
] Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to be power-cycled several times a day. The wired-only Linksys router I worked great so i was expecting better - but this one has been nothing but trouble. I know I am not alone

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2007-05-01 Thread Mike Wohlrab
g FTP://MikeWohlrab.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions FYI, watch out too if you have a 2.4GHZ wireless phone in the house; it

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Allen
Never us robotics. Hate that rubbish and tech support is also crap. Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: 01 May 2007 19:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions Have had a Linksys for a

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2007-05-01 Thread MB Software Solutions
Lou Syracuse wrote: > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to > be power-cycled several times a day. The wired-only Linksys router I > worked great so i was expecting better - but this one has been nothing but > trouble. I know I am not alone in having issu

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Lou Syracuse
Hmm. Hadn't thought about that. I just had the wife check, our wireless phones run on 5.8ghz. Ls -Original Message- From: Jim Dettman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI, watch out too if you have a 2.4GHZ wireless phone in the house; it will cause interference and potentially prob

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Lou Syracuse
Thanks for all the input, folks.Seems like everything else - YMMV. Sounds like Jack and a few others have been down the exact same road. Sometimes flashing the unit helps, sometimes it doesn't. I just don't have time for things that don't work right now. I've changed the SID, channel, c

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread mrgmhale
ay 01, 2007 3:36 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions > > > > FYI, watch out too if you have a 2.4GHZ wireless phone in the house; it > will cause interference and potentially problems. > > Jim. > > -Original Message-

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Tracy Pearson
That explains why my download speeds drop when my wife is using the microwave. -Original Message- From: mrgmhale Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:57 PM Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that microwave ovens and 2.4 Ghz phones will impede WiFi signals. I have tested that with a WiSpy Spectrum An

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
show that YMMV is a > very true statement. > > Regards > Rodney > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:profoxtech- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Skelley > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:12 PM > > To: [EMAIL

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
tentially problems. > > Jim. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Lou Syracuse > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions > > Hav

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
I understand the really old units were susceptible to permenant damage if updating the flash failed for certain reasons. A friend of mine who is a real pitbull with getting things replaced, locked horns with Linksys and still couldn't get a replacement. --- Lou Syracuse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

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2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
It lowers download speeds and sperm count. LOL --- Tracy Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That explains why my download speeds drop when my > wife is using the > microwave. > > -Original Message- > From: mrgmhale > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:57 PM > > Oh yeah. I forgot to menti

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/1/07, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think my Linksys box was older. It could be. I installed a WAP11 on 3.26.2002 and updated to the 54G on 28-Jan-2003. They've been around for a while. I just flashed that original 54G to DD-WRT, probably about the dozenth firmware that one'

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2007-05-01 Thread Chet Gardiner
My linksys routers have worked well. On the other hand, I've had a couple of DSL modems crap out... I buy these things from Compusa so that if it don't work I immediately get my money back - no questions asked... Lou Syracuse wrote: > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up cons

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-01 Thread Michael Madigan
Making sure the router and MODEM are plugged into a UPS had made a big difference with some of my clients. Some old buildings or new developments have awful power. --- Chet Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My linksys routers have worked well. > > On the other hand, I've had a couple of DS

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-02 Thread Allen
Wireless router suggestions Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that microwave ovens and 2.4 Ghz phones will impede WiFi signals. I have tested that with a WiSpy Spectrum Analyzer unit, and it is amazing how much bouckground signal noise exists in the 2.4Ghz "unlicensed" spectrum. It can all caus

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2007-05-02 Thread Andy Davies
> I've had a Linksys WRT54G for 1 or 2 years and have > never had a problem. I'm even running the factory firmware ... > Rodney mine has been running for five months now with no problems at all - factory firmware and configured as a hub, which is supposed to deprecated. Andrew DaviesĀ  MBCS CITP

RE: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-02 Thread Allen
Anyone have a linksys wag352g wireless. I think mine must be version 1.0 as it has no version on it, but anyone know what annex A or B is ? Allen -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1310 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in thei

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2007-05-02 Thread Man-wai Chang
Lou Syracuse wrote: > Have had a Linksys for a while .. HATE IT! Locks up constantly, has to I would suggest you stay away from wireless products unless you are not allowed to drill holes in your home. :) -- .~.http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you!

Re: [NF] Home Wireless router suggestions

2007-05-09 Thread Ted Roche
On 5/2/07, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I set up a radio sender for the TV system so the satellite works round the > house but that also works on the same freq as wifi. I have also noticed that > goes mad when the microwave is switched on. So I have wifi, DECT phones and > a TV system plus a